The first step toward power is to accept reality

Shannon McKenna
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The first step toward power is to accept reality. There is no point in living with an illusionary sense of what things are like. That’s where the power to do anything useful comes from. If you can accept reality without getting too upset about it, you will feel better about all the possibilities that lie before you.

Source: Behind Closed Doors

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